VOA双语新闻 ---WTO Report: World Trade Grows, But Slows

The World Trade Organization's (WTO) annual report finds world-trade growth slowed to 5.5 percent in 2007 from 8.5 percent the year before. WTO predicts global trade growth will continue to slow this year. 世界贸易组织发表的一份年度报告称

VOA双语新闻 ---赖斯促阿拉伯国家加强伊拉克关系

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she will push Iraq's Arab neighbors to boost diplomatic relations and other ties with Baghdad as a counter-weight to Iranian influence. Rice leaves Saturday on a mission to the Gulf including an Iraq neig

VOA双语新闻 ---赖斯：非洲应加大对津巴布韦压力

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is calling for Zimbabwe's neighbors to step up and press for an end to that country's post-election political crisis. Rice said it is time for Zimbabwe to move on after years of mis-rule by the government of P

VOA双语新闻 ---Kenya Swears in Power-Sharing Cabinet

Nearly three months after Kenya's disputed elections, the country's new power-sharing cabinet has been sworn in, including former opposition leader Raila Odinga as prime minister. The government is to steer the country away from the political crisis

VOA双语新闻 ---中国称保护知识产权取得巨大成功

China says it had great success in its crackdown on intellectual property rights violations in 2007. Officials say there will be even greater vigilance for the Beijing Olympics in August. 中国说，去年在保护知识产权方面取得了巨大的成

VOA双语新闻 ---东帝汶总统从澳大利亚返回东帝汶

East Timor's president, Jose Ramos-Horta, has arrived home after more than two months of treatment in Australia for injuries he sustained in an assassination attempt. Doctors say his recovery has been exceptional. 在长达两个月的治疗之后，东

VOA双语新闻 ---香港成为全球住房租金最昂贵城市

A new survey by one of the world's largest human resources firms says Hong Kong has the world's priciest apartment rents. Asia's growing economy and a demand for higher-end housing is to blame for a general price spike in housing throughout Asia. 一家

VOA双语新闻 ---美国官员批评俄国对格鲁吉亚行动

The United States Wednesday reaffirmed support for Georgia's territorial integrity after Russia said it was setting up legal ties with two Georgian separatist regions. A State Department official called the Russian action on Abkhazia and South Osseti

VOA双语新闻 ---维州理工大纪念校园枪击案遇难者

Candlelight vigils and somber ceremonies marked the one-year anniversary of a shooting spree on the campus of a U.S. university, Virginia Tech, that left 32 people and the gunman dead. The incident was one of the worst mass-shootings in U.S. history

VOA双语新闻 ---克林顿和奥巴马准备关键宾州辩论

Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are preparing to face-off in a nationally televised debate Wednesday evening in Pennsylvania, just days ahead of the critical Democratic primary in that state. The debate is likely to draw a large audience. 美

VOA双语新闻 ---六大国上海讨论伊朗问题未有突破

Major powers meeting in China to discuss the Iran nuclear issue, ended their latest round of talks without agreement on a new proposal aimed at re-starting stalled talks with Tehran. 世界主要强国在中国讨论伊朗核问题，最后一轮会谈

VOA双语新闻 ---中国制造商生存环境严峻面临挑战

The world's factory is giving notice: it can no longer provide the planet with cheap goods. Chinese manufacturers say higher production costs, tighter credit and a strengthening yuan are squeezing margins. Some industry experts and economists predict

VOA双语新闻 ---Bush Welcomes Pope's Message of Hope

President Bush has welcomed Pope Benedict on his first papal visit to the United States during a joyous ceremony on the White House lawn. Mr. Bush told the pope that in a time of terrorism and hate, Americans need his message that God is love. 美国总

VOA双语新闻 ---美宾州选民将在关键的初选中投票

All eyes in the U.S. presidential election campaign are on Pennsylvania, where voters will cast ballots Tuesday in the race for the Democratic Party nomination. Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are campaigning in the state almost non-stop. 所

VOA双语新闻 ---美国认为卡特会晤哈马斯没有收获

The U.S. State Department says it sees no policy changes by the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the wake of former President Jimmy Carter's meetings with Hamas leaders. The Bush administration counseled Mr. Carter against meeting Hamas. 美国国务

VOA双语新闻 ---布什与墨西哥总统讨论移民等问题

President Bush is in New Orleans, playing host to his North American counterparts, Mexican President Felipe Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Immigration was a top issue with President Calderon. 布什总统正在新奥尔良接待北

VOA双语新闻 ---Oil Prices Reach a Record High

Government energy ministers from oil-rich nations and international oil company executives are attending a three-day International Energy Forum in Rome. The meeting, which ends Tuesday, is being held as crude oil prices reached a record high. 盛产石

VOA双语新闻 ---奥巴马在宾州初选中与克林顿对决

Democratic presidential contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are headed for a crucial primary showdown in Pennsylvania on Tuesday. Clinton desperately needs a win to stay in the race, while Obama hopes a good showing will solidify his status a

VOA双语新闻 ---世界最大水电工程将提高非洲电力

Seven African governments and some of the world's largest banks and construction firms are meeting in London to plan the biggest hydro-electric power project in the world. Supporters say the $80 billion project on the Congo River could double the amo

VOA双语新闻 ---伊朗总统将访印 两国关系有改善

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is expected to make a brief visit to India before the end of the month. It will be the first trip to the South Asian nation by an Iranian head of state in five years. Discussions are expected to include a propose